Switzerland under cyberattack
Swiss government websites are under DDoS attacks, but several ransomware gangs have also turned their sights on Swiss government organizations, cantonal governments, cities and companies in the last few months. Government sites under DDoS attacks .....»»
Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers have struck again at the US and other countries
The hackers behind one of the worst data breaches ever to hit the US government have launched a new global cyberattack on more than 150 government agencies, think tanks and other organizations, according to Microsoft......»»
CNA Financial Paid $40 Million in Ransom After March Cyberattack
CNA Financial, among the largest insurance companies in the U.S., paid $40 million in late March to regain control of its network after a ransomware attack, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. From a report: The Chicago-based company paid the hackers a.....»»
US Considers Law Requiring Companies to Report All Cyberattacks
The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack has spurred new efforts in the U.S. Congress "to require critical companies to tell the government when they've been hacked." Politico reports: Even leading Republicans are expressing support for regulations after t.....»»
A Toshiba Business Unit Says It Has Been Attacked By Hacking Group DarkSide
A division of Toshiba said in a statement on Friday that its European business has been hit by a cyberattack by cyber criminal group DarkSide, which is the same group that the U.S. FBI blamed for the Colonial Pipeline attack. According to a Toshiba s.....»»
Darkside Ransomware Gang Says It Lost Control of Its Servers, Money a Day After Biden Threat
A day after US President Joe Biden said the US plans to disrupt the hackers behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, the operator of the Darkside ransomware said the group lost control of its web servers and some of the funds it made from ransom pay.....»»
GasBuddy Tops Apple App Store Amid Gas Shortages From Colonial Pipeline Shutdown
GasBuddy, an app that helps users find and save money on gas, topped the Apple App Store on Wednesday, as some consumers across the East Coast continue to struggle to find fuel after a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline. CNBC reports: The company's pip.....»»
Colonial Announces Pipeline Restart After Being Shut Down For Five Days Due To Cyberattack
Colonial Pipeline, operator of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, said Wednesday it is restarting operations after being shut down for five days due to a cyberattack. NBC News reports: The company shut down its entire operation Friday after its financia.....»»
GasBuddy tops the App Store for the first time due to Colonial Pipeline attack
The GasBuddy mobile app, which typically helps consumers find the cheapest gas nearby, has now become the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store for the first time ever, due to the fuel shortages in the U.S. that followed the cyberattack on the Colonial Pip.....»»
US Scrambles to Keep Fuel Flowing After Pipeline Cyberattack. Russian Cybercriminals Suspected
A ransomware attack affecting a pipeline that supplies 45% of the fuel supplies for the Eastern U.S. has now led U.S. president Biden to declare a regional emergency providing "regulatory relief" to expand fuel delivery by other routes. Axios repor.....»»
Ransomware Cyberattack Forces Major US Pipeline Company to Halt Operations
"Colonial Pipeline, which accounts for 45% of the East Coast's fuel, said it has shut down its operations due to a cyberattack," reports ZDNet. "The attack highlights how ransomware and other cyberattacks are increasingly a threat to real-world infra.....»»
Cyberattack Forces Major US Pipeline Company to Halt Operations
"Colonial Pipeline, which accounts for 45% of the East Coast's fuel, said it has shut down its operations due to a cyberattack," reports ZDNet. "The attack highlights how ransomware and other cyberattacks are increasingly a threat to real-world infra.....»»
Un voyage dans l’univers de Greco Genève
Greco_Watchys Greco_fluo greco_watchys_logo La manufacture Greco Genève ouvre ses portes à l’équipe Watchys pour un partenariat exceptionnelle GENèVE, GENèVE, SWITZERLAND, May 4, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Un voyage dans l’univers d.....»»
A journey into the world of Greco Geneve
Greco_Watchys Greco_fluo greco_watchys_logo The watch company Greco Geneve are opening for the Watchys team for an exceptional partnership. GENEVA, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, May 4, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — A journey into the world of Greco Genève.....»»
Passwordstate users warned to ‘reset all passwords’ after attackers plant malicious update
Click Studios, the Australian software house that develops the enterprise password manager Passwordstate, has warned customers to reset passwords across their organizations after a cyberattack on the password manager. An email sent by Click Studios t.....»»
Can machine learning improve debris flow warning?
Machine learning could provide up an extra hour of warning time for debris flows along the Illgraben torrent in Switzerland, researchers report at the Seismological Society of America (SSA)'s 2021 Annual Meeting......»»
New cognitive bias affecting evaluation processes: The "generosity-erosion effect"
Researchers at the University of Barcelona, together with researchers from the University of Zurich (Switzerland) and Brown University (United States), have analyzed more than 10,000 evaluations that were carried out to candidates who wish to hold a.....»»
Hackers Target Iconic Japan"s Toshiba Rival Hoya With Ransomware
A group of hackers executed a ransomware attack on Hoya, marking the second successful attack suffered by the Japanese firm in two years. From a report: "We can confirm that Hoya Vision Care US has experienced a cyberattack. Based on our initial fore.....»»
Braman dealerships affected by cyberattack, report says
Florida dealership group says it "experienced a network outage which is currently impacting our operations," but did not confirm that it was a cyberattack......»»
Israel May Have Destroyed Iranian Centrifuges Simply by Cutting Power
An anonymous reader shares a report: The explosion and blackout at the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran over the weekend raised the specter of past sabotage -- including the Stuxnet cyberattack that took out some of Natanz's centrifuges between 2007 a.....»»
Swiss strike gold with world"s smallest commemorative coin
A tiny Swiss gold coin bearing a picture of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out has been crowned as the world's smallest commemorative coin, Switzerland's mint announced Tuesday......»»